I wish.


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Any conservative going to Fox News to understand what happened is going to be terribly misinformed. To that, I say, "Great!"  Comments like those made by Rove and O'Reilly will help maintain Republicans in a permanent minority status, and leave Fox in its position as a refuge for the embittered.

On the local front, Florida GOP leaders claim that they were the victims of the economy, and that McCain couldn't have done anything better. I hope that they keep thinking that way because then they'll be far less likely to acknowledge and fix their internal and candidate problems.

Today and forward we enjoy Obama's sweet victory.  

But you don't want to miss this left over - a morsel from the McCain camp.

Recall how we read tension was high between Palin and McCain?

Hmmmmm.

That Palin keeps giving

This from NEWSWEEK on the Palin shopping spree that perhaps led to a veto last evening?: a Laura Rozen link

"NEWSWEEK has also learned that Palin's shopping spree at high-end department stores was more extensive than previously reported. While publicly supporting Palin, McCain's top advisers privately fumed at what they regarded as her outrageous profligacy. One senior aide said that Nicolle Wallace had told Palin to buy three suits for the convention and hire a stylist. But instead, the vice presidential nominee began buying for herself and her family -- clothes and accessories from top stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.

According to two knowledgeable sources, a vast majority of the clothes were bought by a wealthy donor, who was shocked when he got the bill. Palin also used low-level staffers to buy some of the clothes on their credit cards. The McCain campaign found out last week when the aides sought reimbursement. One aide estimated that she spent `tens of thousands' more than the reported $150,000, and that $20,000 to $40,000 went to buy clothes for her husband. Some articles of clothing have apparently been lost. An angry aide ... said the truth will eventually come out when the Republican Party audits its books."

(Apparently the GOP donor to Norm Coleman got stuck with some of the Palin family wardrobe expense).

"McCain himself rarely spoke to Palin during the campaign, and aides kept him in the dark about the details of her spending on clothes because they were sure he would be offended. Palin asked to speak along with McCain at his Arizona concession speech Tuesday night, but campaign strategist Steve Schmidt vetoed the request."

That's Bill Kristol's gal.

May its authors get their just desserts.

This is a remarkable moment with an opportunity for us to forge a new future together. Let's give the Republicans and conservatives the benefit of the doubt initially. Let's forgive the past and move forward together. If new crimes are committed, let's deal with them then. Let's not presume awfulness right off the bat.

The ground just shifted under their feet. The majority is suddenly the minority. Show them a little compassion. Show them how it should be done.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

BREAKING NEWS: AP called The Minnesota Senate race prematurely.

Mandatory recount

Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished ahead of Democrat Al Franken early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory recount law. That law requires a recount any time the margin between the top two candidates is less than one-half of one percent.

The AP called the race prematurely

It's looking good. We get a second chance to pick up another Senate seat:

BREAKING NEWS

Georgia Senate race runoff expected

Georgia GOP Chairwoman Sue Everhart said Wednesday morning that she anticipated a runoff between Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin for the U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.

Neither candidate had 50 percent of the vote. Chambliss, the incumbent, held a 49.9 percent to 46.7 percent advantage over Martin with 96 percent of the state precincts counted, according to the Georgia Secretary of State's Office as of 9:45 a.m. Wednesday. Libertarian Allen Buckley had 3.4 percent of the vote.

If that scenario held, Chambliss would face a costly and unpredictable four-week runoff with Martin.

Everhart said she was up early Wednesday morning talking to party leaders on the plan to keep Chambliss in the U.S. Senate.

Everhart said she thought a runoff might be possible months ago, based on the presence of Libertarian candidate Allen Buckley. She also believed Democratic turnout would be high because of the historic nature of Barack Obama's candidacy. Obama was the first African-American candidate to win a major party nomination.

Election officials and reporters were trying to figure out on Wednesday how many votes remained to be counted.

There still were an undetermined number of votes to be counted -- possibly tens of thousands of early and absentee ballots from Fulton, Cobb and Gwinnett counties.

Our next first lady's comment was premature because I have never felt more proud of my country until last night in DC.

Blue Tidal Wave

And may I add, "Suck. On. This."

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

Well maybe, just maybe we saw last night what MLK saw a long time ago. Something has changed in American, yesterday, for the better.